Establishment of a Scholarship Program in Chemistry and Physics

该项目旨在建立化学和物理奖学金计划，其总体目标是增加授予科学学位的数量，扩大物理科学的参与。该项目的具体目标是：(a)通过减轻合格和积极的学生的经济负担，扩大获得学院高质量和经过验证的物理科学学术课程的机会；(b)利用许多学生来自科学事业参与率低的背景和地区这一事实；(c)通过入学前的实习、以创新研究为重点的新生研讨会课程以及随后的科研文化沉浸，让未来的理科生在大学生涯的早期参与科学研究过程；(d)发展一个强有力的科学学者社区，使用涉及学生同伴、教职员工和校友的多种指导模式；(e)提供代表科学界最佳方面的学习经验。智力奖学金：每年颁发给追求化学和物理学位的能力强、上进心强的大学生。所采用的策略包括早期沉浸在教师指导的本科生研究中，在学者之间形成一个社区，以及与科学教师频繁、高质量的互动，提供一对一的辅导和推荐给学院开发的广泛项目，以帮助学生过渡到大学，留住他们作为学生，并确保他们在自己选择的课程中取得成功。教职员工正在与招生人员密切合作，推销该项目，确定潜在的学者，并将他们带到校园参加入学前的活动。一年级学生比他们的同学早一周到达校园，开始一个全面的第一年项目，包括学术支持、专业发展和研究机会。学者们通过化学、物理、数学和英语的共同部分，以及他们自己的第一年研讨会课程“新生辅导”部分，分享学术经验。在本教程部分，学者们将探索一个与科学相关的主题，其中包括一个实验室/经验组成部分，重点关注教师实验室的共同研究问题。向学生提供的支持服务包括一对一的辅导，参与专门为这些学生开发的指导网络，以及每两周与科学教师和高级学生共进午餐，讨论与职业发展、科学实践、道德和其他主题有关的问题。在这些学生四年的学习经历中，教职员工将继续指导他们，并在这些学生寻求实习、申请研究生课程和寻找工作时，与职业发展人员协调。更广泛的影响：该项目扩大了代表性不足群体的参与，并通过该学院高质量的物理科学课程为不同群体的学生提供了接触和指导的机会，这些课程在历史上一直是全国顶尖的学生继续获得博士学位。

This project is designed to establish the Establishment of a Scholarship Program in Chemistry and Physics with the overall goal of increasing the number of science degrees awarded and broadening participation in the physical sciences. The specific objectives of the project are to: (a) Expand access to the high quality and proven academic programs in the physical sciences at the college by reducing the financial burden for qualified and motivated students;(b) Leverage the fact that many students come from backgrounds and regions where participation in the scientific enterprise is low;(c) Engage prospective science students in the scientific research process early in their college career through pre-enrollment internships, an innovative research-focused freshman seminar course, and subsequent immersion in the culture of scientific research; (d) Develop a robust community of science scholars using multiple mentoring models that involve student peers, faculty, staff and alumni; and (e) Provide learning experiences that represent the best aspects of the scientific community.Intellectual Merit: Scholarships are being awarded annually to highly-capable and motivated college students pursuing degrees in chemistry and physics. Strategies being utilized include an early immersion in faculty mentored undergraduate research, formation of a community among the scholars, and frequent, quality interactions with science faculty to provide both one-on-one tutoring and referral to the extensive set of programs that the college has developed to aid students in their transition to college, to retain them as students, and to assure their success in their chosen course of study. Faculty members are working closely with admissions staff to market the program, identify prospective scholars, and bring them to campus for pre-admission events. First-year scholars arrive on campus the week before their classmates to begin a comprehensive first-year program that includes academic support, professional development, and research opportunities. Scholars are sharing academic experiences through common sections of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and English, as well as their own section of the first-year seminar course called the Freshman Tutorial. In this tutorial section scholars are exploring a science-related topic that includes a laboratory/experiential component focused on a shared research problem from the laboratories of the faculty. Support services that are being made available to the students include one-on-one tutoring, participation in mentoring networks developed specifically for these students, and biweekly lunches with science faculty and advanced students to discuss issues related to career development, the practice of science, ethics, and other topics. Faculty members are continuing to mentor these students throughout their four year experience and are coordinating with the career development staff as these students seek internships, apply to graduate programs, and seek employment.Broader Impacts: This program is broadening participation by underrepresented groups and providing a diverse group of students access to and guidance through the high quality physical sciences programs at the college that have historically been among the top producers in the nation of students that go on to earn Ph.D. degrees.